Let me tell you this process is anything but simple. After I had moved from Pennsylvania to Colorado, I took my firearms out of storage to a Pennsylvania FFL & had them ship my goods parcel post to a post office nearest to my CO residence. .
Your PA FFL violated Federal law. Interstate shipments of firearms can only be shipped to a licensee with two narrow exceptions.
Even though I owned all of the guns being shipped, I had to show my ID and proof of where I had moved to in CO (by that time I had a CO drivers license along with my invalid PA drivers license).
That's the policy of that FFL, not Federal law. Federal law only requires a government issued photo ID. If that ID does not show the current residence address, then additional government issued documents WITH the buyers name and current residence address may be used.
The FFL would not touch any of my stuff if I had not produced my CO DL with my new address on it
Wait....were the guns shipped to a Colorado FFL or directly to you? If to a Colorado FFL, then he would have to touch them, because Federal law requires that he record the acquisition into his books by close of business the next day.
The FFL had to verify all of the NICS info on each of the guns (all were bought in PA)
No, he didn't. NICS is for background checks on the buyer. There is no firearm info given to FBI NICS other than handgun/long gun/other. Besides, Colorado FFL's don't use FBI NICS, but contact the State of Colorado for background checks.
and then log all of the serial numbers onto his books with all the parcel post waybill numbers.
While the dealer records firearm information into his books, "parcel post waybill numbers" aren't part of ATF recordkeeping.
The FFL’s transaction and shipping logs are subject to BATF inspection audit so like I said this process is anything but simple.
ATF is limited to inspecting the dealers record of acquisitions and dispositions, inventory, 4473's and multiple sales reports. Shipping logs are not subject to any ATF inspection.
Based on what I went through with my own firearms, and this is going to sound mean, but honestly I would tell your cousin that the gun is right where he left it and waiting for him to pick it up next time he’s in town.
Felony much?